Creek Lands in After the Creeks were defeated at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in 1814, the Treaty of was signed. This gave over 23 million acres of Creek territory to the United States, which opened Alabama to further settlement. In 1832, more Creek land was signed over to the United States. Activity: Present-day Alabama Creek Lands

• Compare the maps: Present-day Alabama & Creek Lands.

• Mark the Creek land sections on the Present-day Alabama map by 1832 coloring the 1814 section red

and 1832 section yellow. 1814

(Hint: With a piece of white paper, trace the outlines of the Creek lands sections. Cut the traced sections out, placing them on the Present-day Alabama map. Trace the sections, remove paper, & color.)

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Creek Lands in Alabama To complete the following questions, look at the maps on the other side of this page. You’ll have to think about what these maps shows us about our history. Write out your answers!

1. List the present-day counties that 2. How would Alabama would look 3. Within just 20 years, Alabama’s were once Creek lands. without the Creek lands sections? population increased by 300%. 1820 population: 144,317 ______1840 population: 590,796 How did the signing of the Treaty ______of Fort Jackson contribute to the ______population boom?

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ALABAMA VOICES GALLERY – THIS IS OUR LAND! Activity Sheets

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